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A learning year: High infestation of wheat disease gives researchers plenty to study
Published on November 7, 2016
This year, stripe rust reached epidemic proportions, exceeding historic levels to become the most significant yield-reducer on Michigan's 500,000 acres of wheat. -
Protecting the Michigan landscape
Published on November 7, 2016
Michigan State University researchers are working to ensure sustainability of Michigan's hunting heritage. -
Wanted: Chestnut Growers
Published on November 7, 2016
Michigan State University is growing the chestnut industry, with demand far outpacing supply. READ -
Tajikistan: Integrated pest management brings better agriculture
Published on November 7, 2016
Part two of a two-part exploration of Michigan State University's impact on agriculture in Central Asia focuses on Tajikistan. -
A silent animal sickness: Bovine leukemia virus
Published on November 7, 2016
Bovine leukemia virus is mostly unnoticeable, but its impact on farms is opening the eyes of MSU researchers. -
Potato progress: 50 years at MSU Montcalm Research Center
Published on November 7, 2016
Michigan State University has been conducting industry-leading potato research at the Montcalm Research Center for 50 years. -
Kyrgyzstan: Building capacity for a sustainable agriculture industry
Published on November 6, 2016
Part one of a two-part exploration of Michigan State University's impact on agriculture in Central Asia focuses on Kyrgyzstan. -
MSU joins $3.2 million effort to digitize butterfly and moth research collections
Published on November 1, 2016
The National Science Foundation is funding a $3.2 million effort to digitize millions of butterfly and moth specimens through 27 US institutes, including the A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection in the MSU Department of Entomology. -
Online software helps citizen scientists solve real-world problems
Published on October 7, 2016
Michigan State University researchers showed that recent advances of online modeling tools and a web-based portal not only help bolster citizen science but the field of conservation biology as well.